Joe Carnahan to direct action thriller Five Against a Bullet for Sony

Do you remember hearing about FIVE AGAINST A BULLET? Bruce Willis was attached to star in the action thriller a couple of years ago, and while there's no word on if the actor is still interested in the project, THR has learned it does now have a director. NARC and SMOKIN' ACES director Joe Carnahan will be behind the camera for FIVE AGAINST A BULLET.

Alex Litvak (THE THREE MUSKETEERS, PREDATORS) wrote the original script for FIVE AGAINST A BULLET, however Joe Carnahan has also been hired to do a rewrite. The film will follow "a Mexican politician who, after his father is killed by a drug cartel, hires the five best bodyguards from around the world to protect him through a contentious election."

Joe Carnahan has certainly proved he's a solid action movie director, and I think FIVE AGAINST A BULLET has the potential to be a badass film, however a lot is going to depend on which actors they get to play the five bodyguards. Think Liam Neeson would be interested in teaming up with his THE A-TEAM and THE GREY director again for FIVE AGAINST A BULLET? And who else would you like to see star in Sony's planned film?